Vase in the shape of a duck, Ptolemaic Egypt (c. 3rd-2nd century BCE; crafted in Alexandria), faience wit a polychrome glaze
Currently in the collection of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. accession no. 48.421
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Ra, in his form as the Solar Child.
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Temple of Karnak June 30, 2023
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Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 2558-2532 BC
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Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour, Long Island Duckling | Learning from Las Vegas, 1972
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The intact seal on Tutankhamun’s Tomb, 1922. It went untouched for 3,424 years.
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Hot take, but it isn't actually that impressive that Queen Elizabeth II has been reigning for 70 years, considering the fact that she is the first monarch in English history to have access to modern medicine, vaccines, hygiene, food and also never needed to attack an enemy on the frontline on horseback.
All I'm saying is that Ramses II reigned almost as long IN THE BC, having access to NONE of that while actually needing to attack his enemies on the frontlines on horseback (well, chariot to be precise).
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wait, how did they get in there?
ah, okay
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bas-relief soapstone scaraboid, early New Kingdom of Egypt (1550-1069 BCE)
obverse depicts a donkey playing a harp and a bull playing a type of instrument with a scarab and ankh in the field
reverse depicts 2 donkeys with a scorpion, an ankh, and possibly an amphora-like vessel in the field
currently in the collection of the Louvre
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Egyptian
Plant Bouquets, from the tomb of Tutankhamen, ca. 1324 B.C.E.
Photos: Harry Burton
ca. 1923-24
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'' [A] Nakht-Amoun. Do four of these, exactly. Hurry for the day after tomorrow. These are your instructions (lit. I cause you to know them).''
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